Tarantula

@Tarantula wrote:

I dilute colours just the same as for grey washes, you can also mix in the tube with a cup full of distilled water counting elephants. It just gives a faded out colour. I did a tat a little while ago that had the guys family motto on top of a claymore sword, on top of a scottish flag. To give the whole thing depth I did the…

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@Tarantula wrote:

I just saw a post on another forum that I belong to, some guy was asking where to dispose of his sharps container, one of the answers was this:

“Probably illegal – but I wondered if you could get rid through a diabetic? Not sure if type 1’s are provided with disposable bin? Will ask my sis in law as she will know.

Otherwise my…

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@Tarantula wrote:

Most inks that come with kits need to be put straight in the bin

I don’t mean to be rude but that’s a very unprofessional answer… I think he’s got a good point, especially if he is going to use them on himself at the very least… But no I don’t believe they can be sterilized after cracking open the bottle… Once it is open it…[Read more]

@wrathone11 wrote:

@Tarantula wrote:

I think the clue might be in the tips and tubes cleaned with ultrasonic might be a clue. If you can’t autoclave use disposables, ultrasonics do not sterilize.

Exactly, ultrasonics do not sterilize. Go disposable.

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@Tarantula wrote:

I think the clue might be in the tips and tubes cleaned with ultrasonic might be a clue. If you can’t autoclave use disposables, ultrasonics do not sterilize.

Exactly, ultrasonics do not sterilize. Go disposable.

@Tarantula wrote:

@Viper65 wrote:

you got a link for buying them trantula?

http://www.thetattooshop.co.uk/shop/textured-weaved-magnum-tattoo machines parts

That’s a UK shop I think the US version is Worldwide Tattoo?
Or the tattoo shop also sell on ebay I believe.

http://www.killerinktattoo.co.uk/tattoo-needles/precision/magnum-weaved/cheap…

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@Tarantula wrote:

@TexasPT wrote:

sometimes tattoos swell up. It doesn’t mean you had an infection…you’d know if you had.

I think the arm doubling in size and hurting like hell may have been an indication that it wasnt normal swelling :P

I’ll disagree, respectfully of course. Ankle tattoos will do it, I’ve had a calf tattoo do it. I’ve got…[Read more]

@Tarantula wrote:

If you want to make a “true” grey the best way I find to do it is to start with a cap 3/4 full with white ink, then I have an electric stirrer that i dip into the black ink (or any dark ink when I’m mixing colors), give it a real good stir and see if its light enough, if not just repeat. Don’t use a whole drop of black ink as this…

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@Tarantula wrote:

Dab with an alchohol soaked kitchen towel… then when he’s finished screaming ask him if he’d prefer you to go back to wiping.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

that was funny!!!

I just use anti-bacterial soap and I’m not afraid to saturate a paper towel. One drag over top lightly gets things back to where they need to be pretty quick. At…[Read more]

@Tarantula wrote:

I use pig skin a fair bit, I have a buddy who is a chef and he gets bits from his supplier, some are smallish but some are fairly big. The gigger bits, yes you can tattoo on then then stick them back in the freezer, or cut off a size you want to use.
They are pretty greasy so you need to clean them up with a bit of rubbing…

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@Tarantula wrote:

that’s very cool, like it!

I have another version colored in but I’ll be damned if I can find it.

@Tarantula wrote:

Been a while since I tattooed anything other than pigskin so did this outline on my thigh today its a Damien Friesz design and damn hard to tattoo upside down

That is DAMNED tight, man. I love it!

@Tarantula wrote:

Is he asking you to make the dunce hat and THEN draw the disney figures on it? If so that’s an awesome idea, you get to learn to draw on a curved surface that varies in size. Being able to draw on a flat surface is one thing, drawing on a curved surface is something else.

As far as the rest of the stuff he’s asking you to do: Are…

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@Tarantula wrote:

I have to disagree with Kitchen wizard on the practice skin front, yes they are horrible and nothing like the real thing, although you can drape it over your thigh to get some shape to it,

BUT if you get the thin ones they are about the right thickness for you to learn how deep to go, if you start tattooing the table underneath…

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